Merry Christmas! A trip down memory lane

Merry Christmas! Many thanks to you all for your continued support during 2015; this blog wouldn’t exist without such a readership, and I do appreciate those who take the time to read what I write; whether you’re a regular or someone who pops by occasionally. I aim to reply to every e-mail from readers (I apologise if I didn’t manage to write to you), and I’m always open to blog topic suggestions.

This year has been another wonderful adventure, but 2016 promises to be a very exciting one for me; with a new two book publishing deal, several piano compositions on the go (and a few interesting venues where they will be performed), as well as invites to coach and adjudicate at a varied selection of piano courses, festivals, and competitions in the UK, Germany, and the USA – I can’t wait to get started.

As 2015 draws to a close, I’m highlighting the twelve most popular posts of the year on this blog (one for each day of Christmas!), and I hope you’ll enjoy revisiting them, or perhaps you might be reading for the first time:

For much more information about how to practice piano repertoire, take a look at my piano course, Play it again: PIANO (published by Schott Music). Covering a huge array of styles and genres, the course features a large collection of progressive, graded piano repertoire from approximately Grade 1 to advanced diploma level, with copious practice tips for every piece. A convenient and beneficial course for students of any age, with or without a teacher, and it can also be used alongside piano examination syllabuses too.

You can find out more about my other piano publications and compositions here.

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Melanie Spanswick hosts the Classical Piano and Music Education Blog; she writes about practising the piano, piano music and all aspects of music education.

In demand as a writer, teacher and composer, Melanie frequently directs piano courses and workshops worldwide, adjudicates and judges piano competitions and festivals, and has written, amongst many other publications, a popular piano course called Play it again: PIANO, which is published by Schott Music.

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A review of Play it again: PIANO Book 3 in the June edition of International Piano Magazine. You can find out more and purchase the book, or whole series here: https://en.schott-music.com/play-it-again-piano/

A String of Pearls, my first publication in the renowned Edition Schott composer series. This piano duet consists of five movements. You can find out more here, https://en.schott-music.com/shop/a-string-of-pearls-no405000.html